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J. L. WELLS & E. WESTON.

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N0. 301;'779. f Patented July 8, 18,84.

N. PETEns Pnuwmvwgnpmf. vlamingen, D. C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH L. WELLS AND HENRY WESTON, OF PHILADELPH PA.

lUPHOLSTERY-FlLLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part OfLetters Patent No. 301,779, dated July 8,1884.

y A Annlicatioxr filed August 14, 1883. (No specimens.)`

To /I/ZZ whom it 11i/ty concern:

Be it4 known that we, JosEPH L. WELLS and HENRY WEsToN, citizens of the.United States, residing at Philadelphia-in the county of Philadelphiaand kState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Upholstery-Filling; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,reference being hadto the accompanying draw? ing, which forms part ofthis specification.

The ligure of the drawing shows a pillow or cushion formed of ourimproved iilling, in perspective.

Our invention has for its object to provide y a new and efficientfilling or `packing for upholstery and similar purposes, which shallpossess greater elasticity and be more durable and cleanly than anyarticle for similar uses heretofore employed or produced.

Our invention consists of alling or packing material composed of finemetallic wire curled in simiiitude of curled hair, or coiled andmatted.v

In carrying our invention into'effect we produce fine metallic wire,using any .metal suitable for the purpose, preferably steel or brass,

such wire being drawn to.or about the diameter of horse-hair, such as isused in manufacture of curled filling for mattresses, &c. This Wire iscurled in any suitable manner-as by coiling on a mandrel-and then mattedor August, 1883.

tributes of curled hair, being, however, more elastic and durable thanthe latter.

The material may be used when alone as a packing orV combined with hair,moss, or any other kind of upholsterypacking, so as to increase theelasticity of the same, as well as to preserve this quality for anindefinite period.

What we claim as our invention is as fol- 1. The new article ofmanufacture herein described, consisting of fine wire or metallic haircurled and matted or bunched, substantially as and for the purposesetforth.

2. Metallichair curled and matted or bunched v and combined with animalhair, moss, or other material as a packing for upholstery purposes.

-In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 4th day of JOSEPH L. WELLS.q HENRY WESTON. Witnesses:

Trios. A. CoNNoLLY,

M. D. CoNNoLLY.

